Sex and desire in British films of the 2000s : love in a damp climate / Nigel Mather.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mather, Nigel, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 pages) : digital file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2021.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

"This book explores a series of imaginative and compelling movies from the 2000s in which characters seek love, sexual fulfilment and some form of emotional stability in their everyday lives, within the context of British societies and culture, past and present. Beginning with a cycle of films about the sometimes tormented relationships of Oliver Wilde, Sylvia Plath and Iris Murdoch, the book moves on to examine Bridget Jones's emotional journey from the 'edge of reason' to marriage and motherhood. A chapter on sex and sensibility in a British context addresses movies such as The Look of Love, Sex Lives of the Potato Men and I Want Candy, films evoking and probing the mood and perspectives associated with British sex comedies of the 1970s. By contrast, the final chapter, 'The way we live now', focuses on drameas that depict relationships in modern times, exploring love and death in the Kidulthood series, Anglo-American relationships in Closer and 'scandalous' affairs in Notes on a Scandal. This chapter also considers the 2011 film Perfect Sense, which uncannily anticipates the appearance of a deadly virus that wreaks havoc on the love lives of everyone in the universe. Engaging with a series of fascinating and resonant films, Sex and desire in British films of the 2000s explores dynamic and significant interactions between texts and contexts. It will appeal to literature enthusiasts, film students and readers interested in how we try to live out our hopes, fears and dreams in relation to sexual matters and affairs of the heart" -- Page 4 of cover.

Contents:

1. Introduction : relationships and intimacy in British films of the 2000S

2. From The Happy Prince to `Lady Lazarus' and Iris: A Memoir : writers in British society and tales of their private lives and personal affairs

3. `Diary of a somebody' : Bridget Jones's journey from the `edge of reason' to marriage and motherhood

4. `No sex, please

we're British?' : sex, sensibility and British cinema

5. `The way we live now' : narratives exploring relationships in modern British society

Afterword : 'We must love one another or/and die?'

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781526139245

1526139243

9781526130164

OCLC:

1154295166